Three-quarters of Earth’s land is significantly drier since the 1990s
People living in drylands doubled to 2.3 billion, more than a quarter of the world population, in the past three decades.
Angola
Angola is a nation in Southern Africa and the continent's seventh-largest country by area. Heavily reliant on its oil industry, the country announced its withdrawal from OPEC in late 2023 following a dispute over production quotas, a decision that underscores its efforts to prioritize national economic interests.
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Male-only parliaments are no longer as gender parity slowly advances
Six nations have gender parity or a women's majority: Rwanda, Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, New Zealand and U.A.E.
World business organization reports drop in attacks on ocean commerce
Maritime piracy and armed robbery have fallen by 24% so far this year. Africa's Gulf of Guinea remains a 'high risk area.'
Qatar quits OPEC to boost its liquefied natural gas production
Qatar joined OPEC in 1961 and has been its 11th biggest producer, putting out 600,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
Out of limelight, a quiet force for civilian and political rights
Three times a year an obscure panel of human rights experts meets in Geneva and New York with a monumental task.